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warriors r done

if they could figure out how to play defense maybe they could've won more games

i hate the league for allowing draymond's shit more than draymond himself

Yeah sounds like he's gonna get no suspension. League rules are so stupid

If a bench player steps onto the court during an on court scuffle. Ban. Always enforced.

If an on court player steps on an actual person during an on court scuffle. No ban.

It's ridiculous. Like they are so strict on that first one that they had to stagger the bans for the Magic because everyone stepped on the court when Moe Wagner got punched in the back of the head and knocked out.

Sterling would have suspended Draymond for a decade.

Shattered posted...

Yeah sounds like he's gonna get no suspension. League rules are so stupid

If a bench player steps onto the court during an on court scuffle. Ban. Always enforced.

If an on court player steps on an actual person during an on court scuffle. No ban.

It's ridiculous. Like they are so strict on that first one that they had to stagger the bans for the Magic because everyone stepped on the court when Moe Wagner got punched in the back of the head and knocked out.

I'm still not over losing Stoudemire in 2007 for this

Spurs would've won anyway imhotbqh

I've thought a lot about the Horry shove on Nash in the last 24 hours. that 07 title has an asterisk unfortunately.

transience posted...

I've thought a lot about the Horry shove on Nash in the last 24 hours. that 07 title has an asterisk unfortunately.

You can put an asterisk on every title in NBA history (or probably any sport's history) if you're willing to nitpick enough. Most people forget those reasons over time except for fans of the team where the break went against them.

But the Suns couldn't even force a game 7 and rolled over in game 6, so who cares.

they rolled over because they were on the road against a very good team! game 5 was the home game that everyone was suspended for if my memory is there

transience posted...

they rolled over because they were on the road against a very good team! game 5 was the home game that everyone was suspended for if my memory is there

Yup. They were up like 15 in game 5 too and blew it, so that probably killed their morale. Not to mention teams that win game 5 in a 2-2 series win like 80% of the time.

I'm obviously not saying they definitely would have won the series, and they always had trouble with the Spurs, so there's a good chance they would have just lost regardless. I think they would have been the favorite though

Draymond suspended for Game 3

transience posted...

yeah one thing I've learned during this series is that Boston fans reeeeallllly hate Draymond, more than I realized. he just literally curbstomped our all star and I'm still not at the level Celtics fans are

Cavs fans too.

Really, any fans of teams other than the Warriors. Draymond's coming for you.

Chris Paul snaps 13-game losing streak vs Scott Foster

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Cavs fans too.

Really, any fans of teams other than the Warriors. Draymond's coming for you.

I don't know I don't really mind him He's just a bit dumb sometimes

Which is probably why hes a perfect candidate to come home to Detroit LMAO

Spurs fans still hate Zaza the most

Most players who play dirty get penalized harsher because of reputation and because that's the only way to corral their behavior. Draymond gets it the other way. It's like he does so much bad stuff that they let him get away with too much because it's not as bad as some of the things he does.

It also feels like the league plays favorites. True or not, that's something Boston fans hate - you can probably chalk it up to persecution complex.

That all said, Sabonis writing around on the court like a Euro soccer player is probably worse for the league than what Draymond did. (please don't bring up Paul Pierce's wheelchair that was totally legit >_>)

neonreaper posted...

That all said, Sabonis writing around on the court like a Euro soccer player is probably worse for the league than what Draymond did. (please don't bring up Paul Pierce's wheelchair that was totally legit >_>)

The man had his chest stomped on. Like, not even just stepped on, which would've also been bad enough. Stomped.

sabonis's ankle grab is what makes it fair to be just one game instead of two games imo

neonreaper posted...

Most players who play dirty get penalized harsher because of reputation and because that's the only way to corral their behavior. Draymond gets it the other way. It's like he does so much bad stuff that they let him get away with too much because it's not as bad as some of the things he does.

It also feels like the league plays favorites. True or not, that's something Boston fans hate - you can probably chalk it up to persecution complex.

That all said, Sabonis writing around on the court like a Euro soccer player is probably worse for the league than what Draymond did. (please don't bring up Paul Pierce's wheelchair that was totally legit >_>)

bro he's questionable for the game for a reason.

colliding posted...

sabonis's ankle grab is what makes it fair to be just one game instead of two games imo

am I the only one seeing Sabonis grabbing his head and Draymond's leg just kind of being there? It looks like a weird way to grab someone's leg

did he hurt himself on one of the chest bumps he was giving teammates afterwards or something

lol

MZero posted...

am I the only one seeing Sabonis grabbing his head and Draymond's leg just kind of being there? It looks like a weird way to grab someone's leg

I think the common consensus is that sabonis was shielding himself and didn't mean to grab his leg, but he did still grab his leg so it warranted a foul call

yeah I don't understand the technical that got called on him either. but I'm a Kings fan so

Congrats to Chris Paul on finally defeating Scott Foster in a playoff game

Also it's wild how many talking heads have been saying Draymond shouldn't have been ejected or suspended.

At least one of them was honest and said it was because it decreases the drama of the series but yeah.

It's also been crazy to me to see how many people expected the Warriors to flip the switch like them being a horrendous road team was an anomaly. Believe what your eyes are telling you. This team isn't that good.

I wish people would stop looking at it as a Warriors collapse or a Draymond suspension and start giving the Kings some credit as the higher seed and the better team. yeah they're champions but the Kings are pretty real. not championship level real, but the whole media narrative was how every team in the league wanted the Kings in the first round. now if the Warriors lose it'll be because Draymond got suspended and the can will get kicked further down the road.

If the Kings get past the Warriors I think they have a great chance of at least the conference finals. We'll see what story they cook up if they run through Lebron or Ja

well, it's King James, so either he takes all of the Kings's power for himself, or he enhances them with his presence.

transience posted...

I wish people would stop looking at it as a Warriors collapse or a Draymond suspension and start giving the Kings some credit as the higher seed and the better team. yeah they're champions but the Kings are pretty real. not championship level real, but the whole media narrative was how every team in the league wanted the Kings in the first round. now if the Warriors lose it'll be because Draymond got suspended and the can will get kicked further down the road.

I was just listening to lowe post today and marc spears was like "no one will give this team respect unless they reach the conf finals"

Sometimes team brand is very powerful and the kings have been the posterchild of terrible for a while now. "yeah but they're the kings" matters to people

I dont feel like the seeding in the West means much right now. The only thing I trust from the regular season is that GSW cant win on the road.

the kings won 48 games, can we not call them some amazing team?

the 2017 celtics won 51 games and were first seed

the 2013 suns won 48 ganes and missed the playoffs

The Kings are the most efficient offense in NBA history so we can give them some credit for that much

LOL Heat

Bucks are going to have 80+ points at halftime

I know this is going to sound crazy, but I feel like Giannis sometimes holds that team down. They work best when they are sharing the ball and doing their thing. With Giannis in, it's the Giannis show and it all goes through him, which means if he's having a bad game, and not sharing while he's at it, the team suffers.

I think that's true with most high-usage stars. Memphis has always been on par without Ja for the same reasons.

though nothing makes you look good like 60% 3 point shooting. Miami looked amazing in game 1 by doing the same.

guffguy89 posted...

I know this is going to sound crazy, but I feel like Giannis sometimes holds that team down. They work best when they are sharing the ball and doing their thing. With Giannis in, it's the Giannis show and it all goes through him, which means if he's having a bad game, and not sharing while he's at it, the team suffers.

This team without Giannis is tied 1-1 with the 8th best team in the East.

transience posted...

though nothing makes you look good like 60% 3 point shooting. Miami looked amazing in game 1 by doing the same.

Yeah, this feels like this has become much more of a thing in the playoffs in recent years, and it's why it seems like we don't have a lot of close playoff games anymore. One team gets hot on a given night and wins by double digits, rinse, repeat.

I'd say those 50%+ games aren't the norm that you make them out to be, but it's true that variance is a lot higher now with the advent of pace and space. I think the double digit wins are more a function of a higher score - a 12 point lead is what a 7 or 8 point lead used to be in the 2000s. it's just that a 20 point win is now a 30+ point one.

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Leonhart4 posted...

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I mean, the world doesn't revolve around eastern time. Those games are starting at reasonable times there which imo is the most important thing. It's tough to start at like 6 PM their time.

Emeraldegg posted...

I mean, the world doesn't revolve around eastern time. Those games are starting at reasonable times there which imo is the most important thing. It's tough to start at like 6 PM their time.

I think it's more about the overlap so you can't watch both

It's bad but I'm not sure how avoidable it is without adding extra days into the schedule.

Kings / Warriors are always going to be late starts midweek because of where the home arena is regardless of the home team. Then you have 2 other LA teams in the playoffs who share an arena and are both seeded to be at home at the same time. So what are they supposed to do

MZero posted...

I think it's more about the overlap so you can't watch both

Oh, that's fair

Also the shocker is that it's not the Kings on NBA TV

that's because it's the Warriors on TNT

Big break for the Suns, Kawhi out tonight. Apparently has been playing through a right knee injury since the start of the series.

Kawhi? Injured? I'm shocked.

If Kawhi didn't have injury issues he's one of the best players ever. But his fragility has made me not believe the Clippers hype. I'm also on the side that Paul George has been incredibly overrated since leaving Indiana. He has a moment where he can take over, sure, but he doesn't get the results like they hype him up to do.

paul george has been properly rated since the playoff p debacle. no one has him top 10 and he's very reasonable to put him in your top 20.

Kawhi will never get the credit he deserves because of his injury history